LevelOne WBR-680 manual

LevelO ne User Man ual Ve r. 1 .0 WBR- 6805 300Mbp s W ireless T ravel Router[...]

2 FCC Certifi catio ns Federal Communication Commission Interference S t atemen t This equipment has bee n tested and found to comply w ith the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuan t to Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. These limi ts are desi gned to p rovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This e[...]

3 CE Mark W arni ng This equipment co mplies with the requirements relating to electrom ag net ic co mpatibility , EN 55022 class B for ITE, the es sential protection re quirement of Council Di rective 2004/108/EC o n the approximation of the laws of the Member S tates relating to electromagnetic compatibility and R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC to m[...]

4 Content s Unpack ing Infor mati on ························································································ 5 Chapter 1 Introd uction to the W ir eless R outer ··········································[...]

5 Unp acking I nform ation Thank you for purchasing the product. Be fore you st art, please check all t he c ont ent s of thi s pack ag e. The product pac kage should include the follow in g: 1. W BR - 6805 300Mb ps Wirel ess T ravel Router 2. Power Adapter 3. USB Cable 4. CD - ROM with Manual and QIG 5. Q uick Installation Guide Note: Make sure th[...]

6 Chapt er 1 Introduc ti on to the Wirel ess Ro uter 1.1 General Descri ption This is a wireless router w ith 2T2 R MIM O technology , providing an exce llent network solution f or home, SOHO and hotsp ot users. It complies with st andard s IEEE 802.1 1n with data rate up to 30 0 Mbp s, and IEEE 802.1 1b/g with maximum data rate of 54 M bps. It can[...]

7 1.3 The Front Pa nel T he front panel of th e W i reless Router: Name S t atus Indication P WR Green Power on Dark Power o ff WPS Blink green o n e t im e System reboot Blink g reen W PS c onnecting Dark Syst em s tability W L AN Off The wireless funct ion is disabled . Flashing The wireless funct ion is enabled . Flashing fast Sending or receivi[...]

8 1.4 The Rear Panel The rear panel of the W ireless Router is show n below .  L AN : Through this port, you can connect the router to your PCs and the other Ethernet network device s.  WAN : T his WAN port is w here you will connect the cable/DSL Modem, or Ethern et .  DC I N : Plug the circle end o f the USB cable f irmly into the rear p[...]

9 Chapt er 2 Inst allati on and Basi c Configura tion This chapter will guid e you step s by step s to install and configur e the W ireless Router . W e suggest you g o over the whole chapter f irst and then do more adv anced operation. 2.1 Operati on Mode In this device, there are three modes for your selection:  A P mode  Rout er mode  C[...]

10 2.3 Configure the IP Address of Y our C ompute r In order to communicate with this W ireless Router , you have to configure the IP address of your comp uter to make it comp atible with the device. Note: The router supports DHC P server and it is enabled as default. User s who configure his I P address as “Obt ain an I P address automatically?[...]

11 2. Right - c lick Local Area Connection item and click Properties . 3. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and cli ck Properties .[...]

12 4. Y ou m ay choose Obtain an IP addres s automatically (recommend) to get a n IP address automatically . O r you can choose Use the following IP address to speci fy an IP address manually . Please click the OK button after your con fig uration.[...]

13 Chapt er 3 We b - Based M anag ement 3.1 Sta r t t h e We b - Based Management Interface The device uses W eb as the management int erface. Y ou can use a browser to a ccess the management interface easily . Please follow the step s listed below . 1. Open the I nternet Web brow s e r. 2. T ype 192. 168.1. 1 into t he URL W eb address location an[...]

14 3.2 The Graphi c User Inter face After the pas sword authorization, the information p age shows up as th e home pa ge of the graphic user interface. Y ou may click the menu link on left colu mn of the window to g et access to ea ch c onf igur at io n page. Router Mode:[...]

15 A P Mode:[...]

16 Client Mode:[...]

17 3.3 Setup Wizard If you are using the router for the first time, please follow the procedures of the setup wizard to do a step - by - step configuration. Note: Th e co nf ig ur at io ns in A P , Rou ter an d Client mode s are almos t the same. The followi ng guide m ainly introduces t his devi ce under the Router mode environment. Users w ant to[...]

18 3. Click “Next” button, the “ WAN Interface Setup” pop s ou t. O r you ca n cli ck “ Back/Cancel ” for any chang ing . Y ou may get those parameters from your ISP . WAN Access T ype: S tatic IP , DHCP Client and PPPoE. 4. Click “Next” button, the “ W ireless Ne twork Basic Settings” pop s out.[...]

19 5. Click “ Next” butt on, the “W irele ss Security Setup” pop s out. Having f inished these steps , you can use the r outer to surf the In ternet. If you need more detailed in formation, please refer to the followi ng instr uction.[...]

20 3.4 W irele ss In Client mode, the W i reless interface default support universal repeater (one w lan interf ace used as AP and client co ncurrently) function; you can set w ireless client mode connect Access Point, and then the V ir tual AP mode can sharing IP to W ireless Client s. 3. 4 .1 Basic Sett ings Y ou can s et up the configuration of [...]

21 Note: T his function only suppor t in Router & A P mode, not support in Client mode. Wireless Mode In the drop list, there are two types of wireless mode: “AP” and “Client”. Y ou may select one type for your configuration. Note: This fuction only support in AP mode. SSID Service set identifier (SSID) for the na me of the w ir eless n[...]

22 Click “ Enable ” to activate this AP, and then click the button “Show ”, “Active W ireless Cli ent Table – AP1” window pops up as the f ollowing: 2. Active Wireless Client Table This is the wi ndow that pops up after clicking the button.[...]

23 3. 4 .2 A d vanced Settings Y ou can set adv anced wi reless LAN parameters for this r outer . We recommend not changing these parameter s unless y ou know what changes w ill be on this router . It em s Information Fragment Threshold This value should remain at i ts default setting of 2346. I f you experience a high packet error rate, you may sl[...]

24 3. 4 .3 S ecur it y The Security function protects your w ireless network from invasion. We provide W EP and W P A encryption to secure your wireless network. Please select “ Disable ” , “ W EP ” , “ W PA - PSK ” , “ W PA 2 - PSK ” , or “ W PA 2- Mi xe d ” in t he drop list. If you select “ Di sable ” , any data wil l be [...]

25 2. Security Mode -- WEP It em s Information Select SSID Please choose a S SID y ou have set for this ro uter in the W ireless > Basic Setti ngs from the drop - down list. The SSID w ill be shown on the wir eless network for recognizing . Encryption Select a security e ncryption mode for this rout er . A uthenti cation There provide three opti[...]

26 3. Security Mode – WPA / W P A 2 - PSK It em s Information Select SSID Please choose a SSID you hav e set for t his router by click in g “ Wireless > Basic Settings ” from t he drop - down list . The SSI D will be shown on the wireless network for your recognition . Encryption Select a security encryption mode for this router . W PA / W[...]

27 Pre - Shared Key Format T o decide the f ormat, select “ Passphr ase ” or “ Hex ” in the drop list. Pre - Shared Key Enter the “ Pre - shared Key ” accor ding to the pr e - shared key format you select. This is the shar ed secret between AP and ST A. T his f ield must be filled w ith character longer than 8 and less than 64 lengths. [...]

28 3. 4 .4 A ccess Cont rol T o restrict t he station ac cess au thentication of the clients , you can set up the control li st in this pag e. It em s I nformation Wireless A ccess Control Mode Click the drop list to ch oose the access c ontrol mode. Y ou may selec t “Allo w listed” to g ive thos e M AC addr esses access to this device or selec[...]

29 3. 4 .5 Wireless Site Su rvey ( only in A P mode and Client mode ) If you are under the W ireless Client mode , c lick Wireless > Wireless Site Survey in the menu links to display the screen as show n below. 1. The following pa ge which provides tool to scan the w ireless network pops out. 2. Click t he “Site S urv ey ” button can scan ne[...]

30 3. Select one of the network s e xisting in the list of the site survey table and then click “ Next ” button, then t he following page pops out. 4. In this pa ge, you can i nput the selected AP’ s p assword, then click “connect ” bu tton to start connection wi th wireless network.[...]

31 5. In connection process, the following pa ge pops out. Pl ease waiting for the connection result. 6. W hen connection is s uccessful, the following p age pops up.[...]

32 7. Y ou can go back to th e M anagement > S tat us pag e an d co nf irm th e connection’s states .[...]

33 3. 4 .6 WP S Settings The primary goal o f Wi - Fi Protected S etup (Wi - Fi Simple Configur ation) is to simplif y the security setup and mana g em en t of W i - Fi networks. This r outer supports the con figuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method through an i nternal or external r eg ist r ar . It em s Informat[...]

34 the case of the router . Af ter click on the button, pl ease run the client’ s W PS and push the PBC button within 2 minutes. Current Key Info T his field displays t he current key information you con figured. Clien t PIN Number Personal Identification Number (PIN) method. Users have to fill in the PIN code of enrollee device and clic k t he b[...]

35 3.5 TCP/IP Settings 3. 5 .1 L A N Int erface S etup T o set up the configuration of LAN i nterface, private IP o f your router LAN port and subnet mask for your LAN segment. It em s Informatio n Router IP A ddress The IP o f your Router LA N port (default 192.168.1.1). Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of you LAN (default 255.255.255.0). All devices on th[...]

36 Active DHCP Client Lis t This is the window that pop s up after clic king the butt on . It shows the information of IP address, M AC address and expire time of the D HCP clients that have connec ted wi th this device. 3. 5 .2 W AN Int erface S etup (Router mode and Client mode D isplay ) This pa ge allows users to configure those p arameters for[...]

37 It em s Information W AN A ccess T ype Select the mode t o access the WA N as Stati c , DHCP Client or PPPoE. Internet IP A ddress The IP address that pro vided by your Internet Service Prov ider (ISP). Subnet Mask The Subne t Mask provided by y our Internet Service Provider (ISP). Default Gateway The Default Gateway that provided by your Intern[...]

38 MTU Si ze T o Enable the M aximum T ransmission Unit o f r outer setup. Any packet over this number wi ll be chopped up in to suitable siz e before sending. Larger number w ill enhance the transmission performance. Enter the MTU number i n the blank to set the limitation . Clone MAC A ddress There are two w ays to clone M AC address . O ne wa y [...]

39 DNS 1~2 T o specify the Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS server translates domain names into IP addresses. Ent er the DNS provided by your ISP in DNS 1 and DNS 2 . 2. DHCP ( A utomati c Configuration ) It em s Information MTU Si ze T o Enable the M aximum T ransmission Unit of Router setup. Any packet over this number w ill be chopped up into s[...]

40 3. PPPoE ( A DSL) It em s Information User Name&Pass word Fill in the User Name an d passw ord that provided by y our ISP . MTU Si ze T o Enable the M aximum T r ansmission Unit o f r outer setup. Any p acket over this number w ill be chopped up into suit able size before sending. Larger nu mber will enhance the transmission performance. Ent[...]

41 3.6 Firew all Settings (Router mode and Cl ient mode Display ) MAC Filt er ing The Wireless Router could filter the outgoing packets for security or mana gement consideration. It em s Information Enable MAC Filt ering Mark to enable the con figura tion, and clear t o disable. MAC A ddr ess Fill in the MA C address of wireless stations you w ant [...]

42 3.7 Management 3. 7 .1 St atus This information page show s the current status a nd basic settings of this device. Y ou could check if the parameters match your con figuration.[...]

43 3. 7 .2 S ta t i stics Th is pag e shows users the inf or m ati on of dat a tr ans fe r , and mon itor s t he status of this router including receiving and sending p ackets. T o see the latest report, click button. 3. 7 .3 Log This System Log p age shows the i nformation of the cu rrent activities on t he router . T o enable system log f unction[...]

44 3. 7 .4 Upgra de Firmware Sometimes a new firmware may be issued to up grade the system o f this device. Y ou could upgrade the firmware you go t in t hi s pag e. T o u pgr a de the firmware, please click the button, locate the firmware in your compu ter and then click the button to execute.[...]

45 3. 7 .5 Sa ve/Reload Setting The Save/Reload Setting p age all ow s users t o save and upload th e c onf ig ur a t io n s ett i ngs of t he device or restore the factory de fault configuration. It em s Information Save Settings to File Click the button to save the currently con figure settin gs. Load Settings from File Click to select the file t[...]

46 the password on the text box. Don’t forget t o click the to save the configuration. 3. 7 .7 Logout Click Apply Change then you w ill save the settings and log of f th e management interface.[...]

47 A ppendix A : Product S pecif ica tions S t anda rd IEEE 802.1 1n, IEEE 802.1 1g , IEEE 80 2.1 1b, I EEE 802. 3, IEEE 802.3u Interface LAN: One 10/100Mbp s RJ - 45 port WAN : O ne 10/100Mbp s RJ - 45 po rt One W PS/RESET button One slide switch to control AP/Router/ Client m ode One USB DC JAC K A ntenna Antenna type: Dipo le Antenna connector t[...]

A ppendix B : Gl ossary  802.11b - T he 802.11b standard specifies a w ir eless networking at 11 Mbps using direct - sequence spread - spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and W EP encryption for security. 802.11b networ ks are also ref er r ed t o as Wi - Fi networks.  802.11g - specification f[...]

49 promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.  W L AN ( W ireless L ocal A rea N etw ork) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other w ir elessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.[...]